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Monday, March 02, 2009

Oscar (or Any!) Night Pretzels

Like many of you, CH and I spent Oscar night basking in the warm glow of the TV and consuming tons of delicious food. And, since we had seen (and loved!) most of the nominated films, we decided to celebrate our excitement regarding the ceremony by preparing one of our favorite snacks: home-made soft pretzels.

Two hours before the show started, we set all of the necessary supplies/ingredients out and got to work.

CH and I each took half of the dough and did our best to replicate the pretzels that we've come to know and love from one of the local brewpubs. It's safe to say that our favorite part was smacking the center of the dough against the table (kinda like when you're jumping rope) in order to stretch it out. (My other favorite part was catching a glimpse of the stars on the red carpet - in high-def! - as we continued cooking...)

pretzel prep (and the finished product), with CH at the helm

Ultimately, we topped our pretzels with garlic powder and dipped them in yellow mustard, but they would've been equally fantastic right out of the oven. And, although the whole process took around an hour and a half to complete, it was only because the dough had to rise for an hour - no problem at all...

WOW! Your pretzels turned out amazing ~ they look like the real deal. However, I bet they tasted better than any pretzel you could buy because it looks like hard work to make them. I might have to try these now too. Thanks for sharing!

I'm still scared to delve into the world of yeast... These pretzels looks so worth it! But that doesn't mean that yeast doesn't still frighten me. Hehe, I think my pretzels would have to be cinnamon sugar ones!